tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6588247216777605704.post3930887188804436613..comments2016-12-07T20:22:17.206-05:00Comments on Bryn Mawr Classical Review: 2010.07.49Camillanoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6588247216777605704.post-25914272315612820982010-07-27T14:30:17.608-04:002010-07-27T14:30:17.608-04:00&gt; A certain level of (cultural) resistance is a...&gt; A certain level of (cultural) resistance is also part of this process as local identities survived and continued to flourish. Usage of local language and writing systems is indicative for the survival of local identities. Certainly, Rome never forced Latin, the official language of communication for the Roman government, on its subjects throughout the empire.&lt;<br /><br />&#39;Resistance&#39; is a very fashionable notion in these post-colonial days, but in order for there to be resistance there must be something to resist; maintenance of local identities or ways of life is not resistance unless someone (not necessarily from or for the central government) is trying to abolish them. Who was trying to Romanize the Roman empire? Before we can study the resistance, we need to study the resisted.Leofranc Holford-Strevensnoreply@blogger.com